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Pamela Cathy Ohab and David William Clapsaddle were married Aug. 26 in St. Mary Magdalen Church, Altamonte Springs. She is the daughter of Olgean and Sue Ohab, Altamonte Springs. He is the son of Ugene and Sarah Clapsaddle, Deltona. They planned to travel to Las Vegas, Nev., and Los Angeles, then live in Altamonte Springs.

The New York Yankees are used to success. So is UCF junior infielder Shane Brown, who set an NCAA record by reaching base in 18 consecutive plate appearances this past season and led the Knights with a .341 average, 73 hits and 30 doubles. Now Brown likely will get a chance to climb the Yankees' organizational ladder after being taken in the 47th round of the baseball draft Thursday. Brown went to Winter Park High and joined UCF teammate Chadd Hartman (taken in the 43rd round by the Padres)

Eric Clapsaddle has reported using force more often than any other police officer in Orange County.The 6-foot-3-inch Clapsaddle has documented the use of force 49 times during his 4 1/2 years with the Orlando Police Department.Six times people have accused Clapsaddle of using too much force to arrest them. Only two other officers in either the OPD or the Orange County Sheriff's Department have been the subject of as many complaints.Clapsaddle, 28, has been disciplined once for using excessive force and was suspended for two days last year.

After 10 years of planning, Orlando's new police-training building is getting ready to open with environmentally friendly "green" bullets, a $2 million vacuum cleaner on the roof and an indoor shooting range larger than a football field. Mayor Buddy Dyer and police Chief Val Demings predicted the $16 million complex will become a nationwide training destination for cops and federal agents. "There ought to be a term like 'eco-tourism' that signifies Orlando as a destination for public-safety training," Dyer said after he and Demings visited the construction site Tuesday.

David Clapsaddle, Lake County's top zoning official for the past four years, submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday and plans to take a job with a Leesburg engineering firm in July.''It's just an opportunity in my career,'' the $35,300-a-year planning specialist explained. ''It's a different aspect of planning. In public (planning), you work on the regulation aspect. In private, it's different.''Clapsaddle has been a key player in Lake County's development boom since signing on with the county in April 1985.

For four years, David Clapsaddle peered down at developers and builders as the county's coordinator of development; he was the guy they had to get by to build their projects.But Thursday, Clapsaddle was the one at the lectern as he appeared before a county site review committee to represent the company that wants to build a 799-unit development on Little Lake Harris.The development has no formal name but has been dubbed ''The Little Lake Harris Project'' just so planners, engineers and project participants know what each is talking about.

Mary Ann Gracey and David Michael Broberg were married March 28 in Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Clapsaddle, Deltona, and the late David Levine. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Broberg, Longwood. They are living in Longwood after a trip to Marco Island.

Look out Teen Republicans, here come the Young Democrats.A new Teen Republicans group in the county will be getting some political competition from David Clapsaddle of Lady Lake.Clapsaddle is looking for Democrats ages 14 to 40 to form the Young Democrats of Lake County.Sixteen members already have registered, and Clapsaddle officially chartered the club at the state Democratic convention in Orlando on Dec. 15.He is looking for as many new members as possible and hopes the group will become a training ground for future Democratic leaders, he said.

So why was the plug pulled on a debate sponsored by a group of young Democrats tonight that would have pitted incumbent Republican Sheriff George Knupp against Democratic challenger Bob Harvey?The answer depends on who you talk to.Knupp?Nah. Fresh from a big win in the first primary, the sheriff said he was ready to go. Knupp offered to show up at the debate even if Harvey couldn't make it.The sponsoring group considered taking the sheriff up on his offer but wisely said no thanks.As for Harvey, the veteran Florida Highway Patrol investigator said he would debate the sheriff any place and any time - except Sept.

Even though state officials have yet to approve Minneola's 15-year growth management plan, city officials are working on rules to enforce it.City Council members agreed Tuesday to pay private contractor David Clapsaddle a $1,000 retainer to begin work on land development regulations for the plan.Clapsaddle, a former Lake County planner, agreed to accept whatever payment the state provides for developing the regulations. The minimum amount expected is $7,500.But with state budget cuts looming, city officials wanted assurances they wouldn't be stuck with a big bill and no grant money.

So why was the plug pulled on a debate sponsored by a group of young Democrats tonight that would have pitted incumbent Republican Sheriff George Knupp against Democratic challenger Bob Harvey?The answer depends on who you talk to.Knupp?Nah. Fresh from a big win in the first primary, the sheriff said he was ready to go. Knupp offered to show up at the debate even if Harvey couldn't make it.The sponsoring group considered taking the sheriff up on his offer but wisely said no thanks.As for Harvey, the veteran Florida Highway Patrol investigator said he would debate the sheriff any place and any time - except Sept.

The presidential preference primary is just two days away, but you wouldn't know it by roaming around Lake County.The county is mostly devoid of roadside posters, bumper stickers or brochure-toting campaigners pushing presidential candidates.''This is about as quiet as I've ever seen it and I've been in the party since the mid-'70s,'' said Bob Lovell, a Leesburg city commissioner and member of the state and local Republican Executive Committee.On the Democratic side, local party leaders attribute the absence of activity to the failure of any candidate to strongly emerge as the leader.

Look out Teen Republicans, here come the Young Democrats.A new Teen Republicans group in the county will be getting some political competition from David Clapsaddle of Lady Lake.Clapsaddle is looking for Democrats ages 14 to 40 to form the Young Democrats of Lake County.Sixteen members already have registered, and Clapsaddle officially chartered the club at the state Democratic convention in Orlando on Dec. 15.He is looking for as many new members as possible and hopes the group will become a training ground for future Democratic leaders, he said.

Eric Clapsaddle has reported using force more often than any other police officer in Orange County.The 6-foot-3-inch Clapsaddle has documented the use of force 49 times during his 4 1/2 years with the Orlando Police Department.Six times people have accused Clapsaddle of using too much force to arrest them. Only two other officers in either the OPD or the Orange County Sheriff's Department have been the subject of as many complaints.Clapsaddle, 28, has been disciplined once for using excessive force and was suspended for two days last year.

Even though state officials have yet to approve Minneola's 15-year growth management plan, city officials are working on rules to enforce it.City Council members agreed Tuesday to pay private contractor David Clapsaddle a $1,000 retainer to begin work on land development regulations for the plan.Clapsaddle, a former Lake County planner, agreed to accept whatever payment the state provides for developing the regulations. The minimum amount expected is $7,500.But with state budget cuts looming, city officials wanted assurances they wouldn't be stuck with a big bill and no grant money.

As Ann and Victor Clapsaddle drove back to their home from a tennis game Monday morning, they resolved to check on their next-door neighbor who hadn't answered her phone since the day before.''We were going to rap on her door and see what was wrong,'' Ann Clapsaddle said. ''But it wasn't necessary.''Earlier Monday morning, another couple found the neighbor - Betty Frush, 64 - dead in her kitchen. Dwight Selby and Arlene Moore, both of Ormond Beach, had driven to Frush's home after she failed to show up at their house to baby-sit their children.

The Lake County planning staff is petitioning to rezone a 90-acre site that is not in compliance with the county comprehensive plan. Planners said the request is a test case that will determine if they will initiate more rezoning in the future to make land use fit the plan.Although Lake County has a 10-year-old comprehensive plan, much of the zoning is in conflict with the plan: areas where the plan calls for low density zoning in reality may be zoned for high density or commercial projects.

For four years, David Clapsaddle peered down at developers and builders as the county's coordinator of development; he was the guy they had to get by to build their projects.But Thursday, Clapsaddle was the one at the lectern as he appeared before a county site review committee to represent the company that wants to build a 799-unit development on Little Lake Harris.The development has no formal name but has been dubbed ''The Little Lake Harris Project'' just so planners, engineers and project participants know what each is talking about.

Pamela Cathy Ohab and David William Clapsaddle were married Aug. 26 in St. Mary Magdalen Church, Altamonte Springs. She is the daughter of Olgean and Sue Ohab, Altamonte Springs. He is the son of Ugene and Sarah Clapsaddle, Deltona. They planned to travel to Las Vegas, Nev., and Los Angeles, then live in Altamonte Springs.